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Kids

September 7, 2007August 22, 2008 John Adriane Brown, Billy Valdes, Drama, Justin Pierce, Kids, Larry Clark, Leo Fitzpatrick, Sajan Bhagat

Disturbing, dark, low-budget independent film about teen-agers growing up in poverty in New York City. The story focuses on Telly (Leo Fitzpatrick), a teen who has a goal to de-flower as many virgins as he can. Kids follows a group of young, unsupervised, not mature, but all-too-grown-up kids in New York. One girl has just been diagnosed with HIV and is trying to notify the boy who gave it to her. The film follows these characters and their friends through the day, hanging out, playing, carousing, and going to parties. Each scene is intriguing and disturbing — conveying an urban reality that includes drugs, sex, guns, and disease; and yet never letting you forget these are kids.

Culture Movies

Kickin It Old Skool

September 7, 2007March 24, 2008 John 80-039s, Break Dancing, Comedy, Harvey Glazer, Jamie Kennedy, Jr., Maria Menounos, Michael Rosenbaum, Miguel A. Nunez, nostalgia

A young breakdancer hits his head during a talent show and slips into a coma for twenty years. Waking up in 2006, he looks to revive his and his team’s career with the help of his girlfriend and his parents.

Places

AC On A Plane

August 27, 2007August 27, 2007 John Airplanes, North Carolina, Travel, Work

I am on my way to North Carolina this morning for a weeks work at a client site. The temperature

Congress Crime Politics Society

Weekly Round Up – Week Ending August 26, 2007

August 25, 2007 John Boston, Corruption, FBI, FindLaw, Limone, republicans, Salvati, St. Petersburg

This is a news round up of brief news items from the week ending on August 26, 2007.

Congress Constitution Politics Presidency

The Threat of Marshall Law is Real

August 25, 2007 John Dave Lindorf, Information Clearing House, Insurrection Act, Marshall Law

In cruising around on-line, I came across an interesting article by Dave Lindorff at Information Clearing House. Dave’s take a very factual and intellectual look at the steps that have been taken over the past four years to strengthen the Executive Branch whilst weakening the other branches of government (and often simply outright disregarding them).